Lesson 3: An Introduction to Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning Flashcards
Anticipatory Grief
Grief occurring before the loss occurs, possibly upon notification of terminal illness
Bereavement Grief
occurs when someone has died, everyone we see in the funeral home is going through bereavement grief
Stage Theory
Grief Work
Divesting and reinvesting energy in relationships, grief is painful and must be worked through,
Worden’s 4 tasks of grief work
1) Accept the reality of the loss
2) Experience the pain
3) Adjust to the new environment without the deceased
4) Withdraw emotional energy from grief and reinvest in new relationships
Hidden Grief
hiding any signs of grief in order to appear as “normal” as possible
Disenfranchised Grief
occurs when society does not recognize a persons right to grieve
Resolved Grief
movement toward recovery from the most debilitating effects of grief.
Unresolved Grief
survivors are unable to continue on life in a normal way, not healthy functioning, disturbance in progression towards resolution. 3 kinds of unresolved grief: Unexpected Grief Syndrome, Conflict Grief Syndrome, Chronic Grief Syndrome
Complicated Grief
bereaved does not move on from pain and shock of loss towards a return to fulfilling life
Integrated Grief
type of grief most parents achieve after death of a child
Traumatic Grief
severe and debilitating response to sudden and often violent death
Normal Grief
stays within bounds of particular culture
Freud Greif Work Theory
adaptive response to loss, grief work is difficult and time-consuming, basic goal is to liberate self from attachment one has to lost object, long series of confrontation with reality of loss, process is complicated by survivors resistance to letting go, failure results in continued misery and dysfunction.
Kubler Ross’ Theory (Stage Theory)
DABDA- Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
